Will I have a problem taking my prescription in when it says dispense only after the Feb 24TH?

Question

I am going out of town tonight and will not have enough medication if i do not take my prescription in today Feb 22

Answer 1

You will probably get static from the pharmacist. That limitation is usually put there for one of two reasons - either it is a controlled substance and the amounts and times it is dispensed are being monitored (standard practice, I do it all the time), or insurances place quantity limits on the drug and will only pay if you go a full 30 days between prescriptions. Talk to the pharmacist - they may be able to get an exemption for you if it is a one-time thing.

Answer 2

If that is noted on the prescription itself, it's illegal for the pharmacist to dispense it. Call your doctor's office and explain the situation. They can then call your pharmacist and authorize the early fill. If it's a Schedule II controlled substance, you may have to go to the doctor's office to pick up a new handwritten prescription.

Either way, you'll probably have to get some kind of authorization from your doctor, unless you happen to have a very understanding pharmacist. Pharmacists actually do have legal authority to make discretionary judgements and override a physician's orders when dispensing, but they're only supposed to use that authority in cases of actual emergency.

Good luck!

Answer 3

If the doctor wrote on the prescription not to fill until after a specified date only the doctor can override this order and that would be with a newly written prescription. Usually only controlled medications are written with this type of control statement. Call your doctor and explain you are going out of town. He or she may allow a one-tme early refill and write a changed script.

If it is the insurance company that dictates when the script can be refilled, have the pharmacist check for a vacation allotment which is written into your insurance parameters. If it doesn't exist you can always pay out of pocket in full.